Surname

Imamura

Imamura (今村) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean now + village, and Wikidata lists 137 notable people with this family name.

い · ま · む · ら · いまむら
Written今村いまむらnow + village

What Imamura means

今
now
村
village

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Imamura describes a place. Its kanji point to a village, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Imamura

Hiroji Imamura 今村 博治Japanese association football player
Hitoshi Imamura 今村 均Japanese officer, war criminal (1886–1968)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji